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The impact of elimination of the 102 taxes is of 1.6 billion lei, double against the draft estimate
The impact of the draft law which includes the elimination of 102 non-fiscal taxes starting with 1 January 2017 is of 1.6 billion lei, 0.2% of the GDP the double of the draft estimate, stated on Wednesday the minister of public finances Anca Dragu.
She admitted the sum is double against that mentioned in the draft law.
On the other hand, the minister of public finances mentioned that these taxes have no connection to the Fiscal Code.
‘They are all taxes included in special laws. Only the tax which refers to the fiscal record has a connection to the Fiscal Code but it was eliminated in 2015. They (the taxes)are income to the general consolidated budget but they do not belong to the Fiscal Code, the MFP legislation’ Anca Dragu explained.
When referring to the possibility that the present legislative initiatives be included in the budget of next year, the minister of finances said that it belongs to the decision of those who make the budget next year, what measures they keep or not, but surely they will keep in mind the budgetary deficit.
The Senate adopted on Monday as first Chamber notified, the legislative proposal of PSD regarding the elimination of 102 non-fiscal taxes starting with 1 January 2017.
The draft law aims at the elimination of several taxes among which the environment stamp for vehicles, taxes to the Commerce Register, consular taxes and citizenship taxes, taxes for the fiscal record, Radio TV taxes, supplementary tax for temporary passport, tax for the loss or amendment to documents, extra-judicial taxes, taxes for fishing licence, taxes for MAI services for the public, tariffs for the National Pensions Office.